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Should You Buy One Hearing Aid or Two?

Should You Buy One Hearing Aid or Two?

by Kevin Brasler

Last updated in May 2017

If you have hearing loss in both ears, purchase aids for both of them. It will cost twice as much, but the benefits are significant: Two aids will improve your balance and safety by letting you more easily localize and differentiate sounds. They’ll also make it easier for you to understand speech in noisy environments and sort out which sounds are important.